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. > captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with an accident at a california racetrack that killed eight people and injured a dozen more. the tragedy unfolded last night when an off-road truck plowed into spectators at track in the mojave deserts. bill whitaker is in los angeles tonight with the latest. bill, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. off-road races like the california 200 are growing in popularity. tonight investigators are questioning witnesses, trying to figure out how things at such a popular spectator sport could go so terribly wrong. fans who flock to this off-road race say getting in close to watch trucks careen through punishing twists and jumps is thrilling. last night was deadly. a driver spun out of control and plowed into the crowd. >> his truck just flipped. >> reporter: the white truck landed upside down, crushing people, killing eight and injuring two others. >> it hit. it rolled right on top and it just hit people. people flew. >> it was psychotic. people were screa
. > captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with an accident at a california racetrack that killed eight people and injured a dozen more. the tragedy unfolded last night when an off-road truck plowed into spectators at track in the mojave deserts. bill whitaker is in los angeles tonight with the latest. bill, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. off-road races like the...
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>> reporter: michelle miller, cbs news, new orleans. >> that is the "cbs evening news." for katie couric, i'm erica hill. i'll see you in the morning on the "early show." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org homeowners blame electrical currents from muni... so - who >>> it's the leak that will not die. home owners blame electrical currents from muni. who will pick up the tab for the latest busted pipe? >>> how about this as a keepsake for your trip to northern california? your plane on fire. >> a bay area sewage leak much worse than first thought. >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. the news starts now. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good evening, i'm dana king. it is an ongoing mystery that we have been reporting on now for three years. a san francisco neighborhood where residents believe stray electric current from muni is causing water pipes to rupture. last night we saw it again, multiple gushers. don knapp joins us from 15th ave
>> reporter: michelle miller, cbs news, new orleans. >> that is the "cbs evening news." for katie couric, i'm erica hill. i'll see you in the morning on the "early show." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org homeowners blame electrical currents from muni... so - who >>> it's the leak that will not die. home owners blame electrical currents from muni. who will pick up the tab for the latest busted...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. it's been called the wedding of the century. with 90 years left, that might be slightly ambitious but the union of chelsea clinton and marc mezvinsky has clearly captured the nation's attention. the daughter of bill and hillary clinton is tying the knot this evening in rhinebeck, new york, with a very select gathering invited. elaine quijano has been watching the events all week long from rhinebeck's beakman arms. elaine. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. just a short time ago, in fact, we saw some of the guests staying at the historic beakman chelsea clinton hsa married >> reporter: the bridal buzz surrounding chelsea clinton's wedding has reached a crescendo in the tiny town of rhinebeck. >> right there! >> reporter: all week rumors swirled about an a.-list guest list. madeleine albright, vernon jordan, and ted dansen are the most recognizable. >> we're very excited. >> reporter: while the wedding party has not yet
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. it's been called the wedding of the century. with 90 years left, that might be slightly ambitious but the union of chelsea clinton and marc mezvinsky has clearly captured the nation's attention. the daughter of bill and hillary clinton is tying the knot this evening in rhinebeck, new york, with a very select gathering invited....
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this is the "cbs morning news" suicide. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, august 16, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm emily smith in for betty nguyen. president obama is kicking off a three-day cross-country trip today to talk about the economy and raise money for democrats, but republicans are pressing the controversy over the president's support for that mosque planned near ground zero. mr. obama says the issue is religious freedom but a lot of americans see it differently. tara mergener has more from washington. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, emily. what started as a local issue is now a national and a political one with the president at the heart of the debate. republicans say they have new ammunition against democrats in november's midterm elections. >> the white house, the administration, the president himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of america. >> reporter: the gop slammed president obama sunday for comments he made about a controversial plan to build a mosque near ground zero. >> i belie
this is the "cbs morning news" suicide. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, august 16, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm emily smith in for betty nguyen. president obama is kicking off a three-day cross-country trip today to talk about the economy and raise money for democrats, but republicans are pressing the controversy over the president's support for that mosque planned near ground zero. mr. obama says the issue...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is on assignment. there's almost no way to overstate the disaster unfolding in pakistan where monsoon rains have triggered the worst flooding in the country's history. every part of the nation is affected. the indus river has swelled now to 15 miles wide at some points. that's 25 times wider than normal. hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed along with a billion dollars worth of crops. the official death toll is 1,500, but that could grow exponentially with the spread of disease. pakistan is a key ally in the war on terror, and today the pentagon said it's sending a second amphibious task force to help pakistan recover. more now from richard roth. >> reporter: the epic scale of pakistan's calamity is surging now over the internet, in amateur videos that caught floodwaters washing away homes or schools. in shaky scenes of modern life floating off in a muddy torrent. covering crops and farmland pakistan depends on for food, t
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is on assignment. there's almost no way to overstate the disaster unfolding in pakistan where monsoon rains have triggered the worst flooding in the country's history. every part of the nation is affected. the indus river has swelled now to 15 miles wide at some points. that's 25 times wider than normal. hundreds of thousands of...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. will the most populist state in the nation allow gays and lesbians to marry legally? an answer came today but it wasn't the one supporters were hoping for. the federal judge who struck down california's ban on same- sex marriages today gave the green light for them to resume, but not until next wednesday, and that gives a federal appeals court time to step in, if it chooses, and possibly keep the ban in place while legal challenges continue. john blackstone is in san francisco tonight. john, there were a lot of postponed nuptials today. >> reporter: well, that's true, katie. same-sex marriage in california has been on a roller coaster for years. for a while it was legal, then it was banned, and there was a lot of anticipation that today that ban would be lifted. on the steps of san francisco's city hall, there were enthusiastic cheers from a crowd of same-sex marriage supporters. for a few minutes, it appeared that same-sex weddin
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. will the most populist state in the nation allow gays and lesbians to marry legally? an answer came today but it wasn't the one supporters were hoping for. the federal judge who struck down california's ban on same- sex marriages today gave the green light for them to resume, but not until next wednesday, and that gives a...
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this is the "cbs morning news." fashions. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. that means working with communities. we have 19 centers in 4 states. we've made over 120,000 claims payments, more than $375 million. we've committed $20 billion to an independent claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. we'll keep looking for oil, cleaning it up if we find it and restoring the gulf coast. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal... until we make this right. >>> sunday marked the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina and its devastating effects on the gulf coast. while most of the attention went to the aftermath in new orleans,
this is the "cbs morning news." fashions. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. that means working with communities. we have 19 centers in 4 states. we've made...
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elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight, i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org who say something needs to be done at this dangerous intersection. a kickback scandal hits apple. the employee under arrest, and the conf >>> a deadly hit and run. what needs to be done at the intersection. >>> employee under arrest, and confidential information allegedly provided for profit. >>> demonstrate. >>> and rallying to keep social security intact, why bay area activists chose today to demonstrate. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,,,
elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight, i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org who say something needs to be done at this dangerous intersection. a kickback scandal hits apple. the employee under arrest, and the conf >>> a deadly hit and run. what needs to be done at the intersection. >>> employee under arrest, and confidential...
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anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for being here with us. we hope you'll join us a little later for "the early show." i'm emily smith. have a great day. ,, ???????? and i'm julie watts. sydnie on vacation. >>> good morning. it's thursday, august 19. how are y'all doing? >> oh, i'm okay. >> waking up. >> hey, egg
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this is the "cbs morning news." no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal... until we make this right. [ woman ] chopping and peeling can be kinda relaxing at the end of the day. [ female announcer ] relaxing for who? try new market creations from lean cuisine. the new steam pouch locks in the fresh taste of crisp veggies, tender chicken, and al dente pasta, new market creations from lean cuisine. ♪ savor and explore, der ca the great indoors ♪ ♪sta, ♪ friskies indoor delights. ♪ feed the senses. >>> the clean-up for the gulf oil disaster is getting help from a newly discovered microbe. the bacteria heat
this is the "cbs morning news." no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal......
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barry petersen, cbs news, juarez, mexico. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us a little later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com kohara. john kessler is on vacation. we're following >>> good morning. it is friday, friday the 13th of august. i'm sydnie kohara. john kessler is on vacation. hel
barry petersen, cbs news, juarez, mexico. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us a little later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com kohara. john kessler is on vacation. we're following >>> good morning. it is friday, friday the 13th of august. i'm sydnie kohara. john kessler is on...
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. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 4, >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 4, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. so far so good. bp says its operation to permanently plug the oil leak is going well. bp says it has pumped mud into the damaged well for eight hours. the so-called static kill and the well does remain stable. meanwhile, it's reported the government will announce today that the spilled oil isn't the threat that it once was. tara mergener is in washington with the latest on this. do explain about this threat and how it's not once what it once was. >> reporter: good morning, betty. we have good news on two fronts. one, bp says it has reached a significant milestone and they are no longer pumping mud into this well to see if it holds up. also, a new study reveals promising information about the state of the gulf. the government is expected to announce today that the vast majority of oil spilled into the gulf is gone. according to "the new york times," federal offi
. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 4, >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 4, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. so far so good. bp says its operation to permanently plug the oil leak is going well. bp says it has pumped mud into the damaged well for eight hours. the so-called static kill and the well does remain stable. meanwhile, it's...
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bill whitaker, cbs news, malibu. >> mason: and that's the "cbs evening news." i'm anthony mason in new york. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org to walk down the aisle. >>> the marriages aren't legal but they might be soon. the gay couples already planning to walk down the aisle. >>> from a wealthy neighborhood to jail, accused of sexually assaulting boys. the additional charges this mother faces tonight. >>> hope is still alive. the efforts to find a missing east bay boy one year after he miss appeared. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,, [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis,
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kelly cobiella, cbs news, orange beach, alabama. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> hey, good morning. it's tuesday, the 24th of august. >> whew. >> hot enough for you yesterday? >> don't you hate that question? >> yesterday? what about today? >> today's going
kelly cobiella, cbs news, orange beach, alabama. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> hey, good morning. it's tuesday, the 24th of...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we're beginning tonight with that controversy over plans to build an islamic cultural center and mosque here in new york city two blocks from where the world trade center once stood until the 9/11 attacks by islamic terrorists. at first, the obama white house said the mosque was a local issue. if it was, it's not anymore, not since the president decided to wade into the controversy last friday night. now it's all tied up in election year politics. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president in wisconsin tonight. chip, this is not what the president wants to be talking about heading into those midterm elections. >> reporter: absolutely, katie. the president's remarks ignited a firestorm over the weekend and here in wisconsin today he tried to change the subject. after touring a clean energy battery factory outside milwaukee, the president wanted to talk about jobs. >> we expect our commitment to cl
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we're beginning tonight with that controversy over plans to build an islamic cultural center and mosque here in new york city two blocks from where the world trade center once stood until the 9/11 attacks by islamic terrorists. at first, the obama white house said the mosque was a local issue. if it was, it's not anymore,...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> good evening, we begin tonight with the massive egg recall, and numbers that remain startling, 550 million eggs, the number called back so far, four more brands of eggs were voluntarily recalled today and even more recalls are expected. nearly 2000 is the number of american sickened with salmonella and those numbers could grow as the pda continues its investigation. tonight barry peterson has more. >> reporter: the fda said today that anxious americans waiting to see what went wrong need to wait a little longer. >> our investigators are on the ground now, conducting extensive environmental investigations, reviewing processes and practices on the farm to try and determine exactly what happened. >> reporter: in la it was breakfast as usual, don't hold the eggs. >> i like them, so i figure, you know, i will take my risk on it, yeah. >> reporter: and less like her, you had salmonella once before. >> i was sicker than i had ever been. >> her oops moment beginning what goes in french toast. >> that's why i got fr
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> good evening, we begin tonight with the massive egg recall, and numbers that remain startling, 550 million eggs, the number called back so far, four more brands of eggs were voluntarily recalled today and even more recalls are expected. nearly 2000 is the number of american sickened with salmonella and those numbers could grow as the pda continues its investigation. tonight barry peterson has more....
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from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is a hotly debated issue in this country, almost certainly headed to the supreme court. do gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry? in california today, a federal judge said they do, striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, a ban that had been approved by voters two years ago. priya david begins our coverage of this landmark case. >> reporter: two years of rallies, protests and marches led up to judge vaughn walker's landmark ruling this afternoon, that california's proposition 8 banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. judge walker wrote: california's highest court legalized same-sex marriage in may 2008, and about 18,000 same- sex couples promptly tied the knot. >> i now pronounce you married under the laws of the state of california. >> reporter: but by november, outraged californians overturned gay marriage by voting in the proposition 8 ban. >> it will never be right! >> reporter: that led these two couples and the city of sa
from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is a hotly debated issue in this country, almost certainly headed to the supreme court. do gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry? in california today, a federal judge said they do, striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, a ban that had been approved by voters two years ago. priya david begins our coverage of this...
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sively this morning august captioning funded by cbs st 2010. >> from cbs news it's >>> good morning, everyone. welcome in on this tuesday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm harry smith. we know it's tuesday because -- >> it must be bedbug day? >> no "science times" comes on tuesday. there's a closeup. in case you wanted to know if you're one of those places in america where there are no bedbugs, this is what they look like close up. one of our producers, carol leibowitz leibowitz leibowitz, woke up completely covered in bites. he said there was actually blood on the sheets as a result of the attack, the assault. >> the assault. that poor man deserves a raise. >> so he's going to be along this morning to talk about that. jennifer ashton will be along to say what you can do about it, which is mostly this. >>> and then on the other end of the spectrum lindsay lohan talks with "vanity fair" just before she went to jail telling them i know i was irresponsible, i'm not making excuses, but i want some respect and i want my career back. also talks about prescription drugs and allegations of whe
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the justice department says it's a growing trend-- americans turning their backs on their country to join or help terror groups overseas. today, federal prosecutors charged 14 people, including seven u.s. citizens and six legal u.s. residents, with providing support to a terror group in somalia. the attorney general called it a deadly pipeline. our justice correspondent bob orr has more on this home-grown terror threat. >> we are waiting for the enemy to come. >> reporter: u.s. prosecutors say this is the new face of terror. >> and kill as many as we can. >> reporter: his name is omar hammami, a u.s. citizen from daphne, alabama. he's emerged as a ringleader of the somalia-based terror group al-shabaab, which is fighting somalia and african troops for control of that country. hammami's internet videos, like this one, raising a fellow jihadist killed in an attack, is being used to recruit other americans to terrorist calls >> we ne
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the justice department says it's a growing trend-- americans turning their backs on their country to join or help terror groups overseas. today, federal prosecutors charged 14 people, including seven u.s. citizens and six legal u.s. residents, with providing support to a terror group in somalia. the attorney general called...
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. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 18, >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 18, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm emily smith in for betty nguyen. just one count of 24, that's all the corruption trial of former illinois governor blagojevich could agree on. jurors did agree on lying to federal agents but after 14 days of deliberations they failed to reach a verdict on 23 other charges including fraud, conspiracy, bribery, racketeering and trying to sell president obama's former senate seat. whit johnson is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was a punishing setback for federal prosecutors. they will get a second chance to rework their case against rod blagojevich but the defense is gaining confidence. rod blagojevich's courtroom battle is far from over. >> we're going to continue the fight. again, i just want to express my gratitude to the men and women of the jury and remind the people of illinois, i didn't let you down. >> reporter: after two weeks of deliberation
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, from kabul. as the war in iraq is winding down, the war here in afghanistan is heating up. with the surge ordered by president obama, there are now nearly 100,000 u.s. soldiers and marines here and 40,000 coalition troops. the military reported another death today, bringing the u.s. toll for august to at least 16. as casualties mount, the american public is growing more skeptical. 43% now say the war was a mistake. so why then are u.s. forces here? how long will they stay? and what is the definition of "success?" we've come in search of answers. and we'll begin with the new u.s. commander. we went along with him and headed to the eastern part of afghanistan. the day began early in the capital city. before general david petraeus got an assessment of the war from his top commanders in the field, we got an assessment from him. >> well, we're making progress but we've got to make a lot more, obviously. it's a tough fight. >> couric: a
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, from kabul. as the war in iraq is winding down, the war here in afghanistan is heating up. with the surge ordered by president obama, there are now nearly 100,000 u.s. soldiers and marines here and 40,000 coalition troops. the military reported another death today, bringing the u.s. toll for august to at least 16. as...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. time was not on their side, but fate apparently was. on august 5, a gold and copper mine collapsed in chile, trapping 33 miners and 17 excruciating days, their families waited for word, hoping and praying and crews dug through the rock to get to the miners. suddenly came word, every one of them is alive. it's being called the miracle in the mine. but as seth doane reports, their ordeal is far from over. >> reporter: these pictures from a camera lowered deep inside the mine reveal at first just rocky darkness and then a sign of life. one miner's face. after 17 days of waiting, finally celebration. ( cheers and applause ) and when a drilling probe was retrieved from inside the mine, attached were crumpled muddy notes handwritten by miners. one carried a message "the 33 of us in the shelter are well." holding that note high, chile's president exclaimed "all of chile is crying with excitement and joy." the sister of one miner said "we
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. time was not on their side, but fate apparently was. on august 5, a gold and copper mine collapsed in chile, trapping 33 miners and 17 excruciating days, their families waited for word, hoping and praying and crews dug through the rock to get to the miners. suddenly came word, every one of them is alive. it's being called...
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nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. >>> i'm emily smith and this is the "cbs morning news." my job is to hunt it down. i'm fred lemond, and i'm in charge of bp's efforts to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes keeping you informed. you may have heard that oil is no longer flowing into the gulf, but our spotter planes and helicopters will keep searching for any oil. we use satellite images, infrared and thermal photography to map and target the oil. we're finding less oil every day, but we've still got thousands of vessels ready to clean it up. local shrimp and fishing boats, organized into task forces and strike teams. plus, specialized skimmers from around the world. we've skimmed over 35 million gallons of oil/water mixture and removed millions more with other methods. i grew up on the gulf coast and i love these waters. as long as there's oil out there that could make it ashore, i'm gonna do everything i can to stop it. bp's commitment is that we will see this through. and we'll be here as long as it takes to cle
nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. >>> i'm emily smith and this is the "cbs morning news." my job is to hunt it down. i'm fred lemond, and i'm in charge of bp's efforts to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes keeping you informed. you may have heard that oil is no longer flowing into the gulf, but our spotter planes and helicopters will keep searching for any oil. we use satellite images, infrared and thermal...
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sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," a mixed day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. a mixed day in asia. japan's nikkei gained 1% while hong kong's hang seng was mostly lower. on wall street, thursday stocks slid despite jobless claims for falling for the first time in three positive. the nasdaq was down almost 23 points. >>> this morning the government is expected to cut its estimate of how much the economy is growing. economists predict the latest gdp numbers will be revised from around 2.5% growth to between 1% and 1.5%, raising fears we are slipping back into a recession. also this morning, ben bernanke speaks in wyoming. the fed chair is expected to discuss where he believes the u.s. economy is headed after keeping interest rates at record lows, many want to know what else the central bank can do to stabilize the recovery. >>> there's another big recall for toyota. this one involves more than 1 million vehicles, all of them 2005 through 2008 corolla and matrix hat
sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," a mixed day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. a mixed day in asia. japan's nikkei gained 1% while hong kong's hang seng was mostly lower. on wall street, thursday stocks slid despite jobless claims for falling for the first time in three positive. the nasdaq was down almost 23 points. >>> this morning the...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is off tonight. earl has turned into one very powerful hurricane, a category 4 with winds of 135 miles an hour and still picking up strength. at last report, the storm was about 100 miles northeast of puerto rico and moving toward the west-northwest after raking the islands of the northeast caribbean with strong wind and heavy rain. now the national hurricane center is warning residents of the u.s. east coast to keep an eye on earl. that's what don teague is doing tonight in north carolina. don, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. here in hatteras, north carolina officials are already urging swimmers to stay out of the water because of dangerous surf. they are getting a little nervous here as earl churns its way through the caribbean. the first video and pictures shot by those riding out the storm posted on you-tube and twitter. heavy rain and high winds as hurricane earl roared across the north eastern caribbean. >> there'
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is off tonight. earl has turned into one very powerful hurricane, a category 4 with winds of 135 miles an hour and still picking up strength. at last report, the storm was about 100 miles northeast of puerto rico and moving toward the west-northwest after raking the islands of the northeast caribbean with strong wind and heavy...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> glor: good evening, katie's off tonight. with u.s. combat troops now out of iraq, insurgents are severely testing that country's security forces. today, the largest series of coordinated attacks in more than three years in iraq, 13 in all, just about every big iraqi city was hit. suicide bombers targeted police, roadside bombs killed civilians. at least 36 are dead tonight, more than 200 wounded. at the same time, the white house said the president will mark the official change in mission in iraq with an oval office address next tuesday evening. our terry mccarthy is in baghdad tonight and he spoke with the top u.s. general there. >> reporter: coordinated attacks across the country, all within a two-hour period. meanwhile, said america's top commander in iraq, a bad day. >> i'm fairly certain it's al qaeda, maybe with some other groups working with them. it's about the terrorists trying to make a point about the lack of a government, trying to challenge the secu
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> glor: good evening, katie's off tonight. with u.s. combat troops now out of iraq, insurgents are severely testing that country's security forces. today, the largest series of coordinated attacks in more than three years in iraq, 13 in all, just about every big iraqi city was hit. suicide bombers targeted police, roadside bombs killed civilians. at least...
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terry mccarthy, cbs news, southern afghanistan. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for being here with us. we hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm emily smith. "the early show." i'm emily smith. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> it's friday! >> whoo! >> it is the 20th of august. wow. overnight,
terry mccarthy, cbs news, southern afghanistan. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for being here with us. we hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm emily smith. "the early show." i'm emily smith. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> it's friday! >> whoo! >> it is the 20th of august. wow....
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. people on the gulf coast and all over the country have their fingers crossed after 105 days, believe it or not, the crisis may be coming to an end. tomorrow b.p. plans to start killing off the ruptured well by pumping mud into it first through the cap, a so-called static kill, and later through a relief well. meantime the s.e.c. is reportedly investigating possible insider trading in b.p. stock in the weeks following the spill. as for the oil, the latest map shows it's rapidly breaking up in the gulf. don teague is in grand isle louisiana tonight. don, they've tried to kill the well before. what is different this time. >> good evening, katie. the static kill is similar to the failed earlier attempt at a top kill but engineers have a better chance of success this time because the well is capped and they don't have to try to overcome the force of gushing oil. three-and-a-half months after b.p.'s well blew out and began spewing oil i
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. people on the gulf coast and all over the country have their fingers crossed after 105 days, believe it or not, the crisis may be coming to an end. tomorrow b.p. plans to start killing off the ruptured well by pumping mud into it first through the cap, a so-called static kill, and later through a relief well. meantime the...
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this is the "cbs morning news" unorthodox exit. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 10th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm emily smith in for betty nguyen. this morning the search for the third escaped inmate from an arizona prison is centered near montana's glacier national park. there's a $40,000 reward on their heads, but two other fugitives are back behind bars. one was captured monday. >> reporter: by most accounts, tracy province was a model citizen during his brief fling. witnesses saw him singing at a church sunday night. he also spent time chatting with residents at a local bar. >> he talked at least two hours. wanted to hear stories about the local outlaws. >> reporter: he was arrested monday morning just 60 miles from yellowstone park. his ten day run came to an end peacefully although he was armed with a .9 millimeter handgun and carrying a hitchhiking sign. >> he was relieved that this manhunt was over for him. >> reporter: province is the second of three fugiti
this is the "cbs morning news" unorthodox exit. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 10th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm emily smith in for betty nguyen. this morning the search for the third escaped inmate from an arizona prison is centered near montana's glacier national park. there's a $40,000 reward on their heads, but two other fugitives are back behind bars. one was captured monday. >> reporter:...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, everyone. how bad is the housing market? america's realtors reported today used homes were selling last month at the slowest pace in 15 years. sales plunged a record 27%. and how's this for a glut? there are nearly four million unsold homes out there. that's a twelve and a half month supply, the most in three decades. the reasons including the slow economy and expiration of the tax credit for first time home buyers. but some say what's also needed is an overhaul of the home mortgage system. anthony mason is our senior business correspondent and has that story. anthony? >> reporter: the steep falloff in housing a sales highlights the degree to which the government has been propping up the housing market and the two biggest pillars of that support system-- fannie mae and freddie mac-- are facing a crisis. in florida this month, fannie mae auctioned off nearly 100 foreclosed properties. in chicago, freddie mac was offering help to homeowners in
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, everyone. how bad is the housing market? america's realtors reported today used homes were selling last month at the slowest pace in 15 years. sales plunged a record 27%. and how's this for a glut? there are nearly four million unsold homes out there. that's a twelve and a half month supply, the most in three decades. the reasons...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the u.s. military is launching a new attack on a familiar enemy-- fat in the budget. the secretary of defense announced plans to cut $100 billion out of it over the next five years. the budget is now about $750 billion a year. one target is a major command in virginia that employs nearly 6,000 people and government officials in the state-- democrats and republicans alike- - are up in arms. david martin has more on the planned cuts and why the pentagon says they're necessary. >> reporter: after nearly a decade of war-time spending, defense secretary gates today took dead aim at a bloated pentagon bureaucracy which spends a quarter of a trillion a year on overhead. >> the culture of endless money that has taken hold and must be replaced by a culture of savings and restraint. >> reporter: gates kicked off example after example of the bloat that has set in since 9/11. his own office has grown by 1,000 people. the number of generals, a
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the u.s. military is launching a new attack on a familiar enemy-- fat in the budget. the secretary of defense announced plans to cut $100 billion out of it over the next five years. the budget is now about $750 billion a year. one target is a major command in virginia that employs nearly 6,000 people and government...
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. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 3rd, >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 3rd, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. bp still hopes to begin pumping mud and cement into its blownout oil well, but a test to determine the safety of the so-called static kill operation has been delayed. meanwhile, the government has revised its estimate of just how much oil has leaked into the gulf. tara mergener is in washington with all the details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. well, the new numbers make it even clearer just how bad this oil spill really is. but bp is hoping this is the home stretch. the disaster in the gulf is officially the worst accidental oil spill in history. according to new federal estimates, nearly 5 million barrels, or about 206 million gallons of crude, gushed from the ruptured well before it was capped 19 days ago. >> i think everybody would like to have this ended as soon as possible. >> reporter: today bp plans to test a procedure it hopes will permanently se
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. it is shaping up to be a very important week in the gulf oil spill. on tuesday engineers are expected to launch a so-called static kill making it easier to plug up the gusher. but there are new concerns tonight about the chemicals used by b.p. to break up the oil. don teague has the latest now from grand isle, louisiana. don, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. there are lingering questions about the safety of using so much chemical dispersant to break up the oil in the gulf, even as life on some gulf beaches is getting back to normal. in pensacola, florida, crowded beaches for the first time in months. a welcome sight for business owners who say the worst of the oil spill depression may have passed. >> i think we have more tourists. i have noticed a lot of people from out of town being here. >> reporter: the reality for most gulf beachs is that oil from the b.p. blowout hasn't reached shore and probably won't. the massive effort to skim, burn and break down the oi
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. it is shaping up to be a very important week in the gulf oil spill. on tuesday engineers are expected to launch a so-called static kill making it easier to plug up the gusher. but there are new concerns tonight about the chemicals used by b.p. to break up the oil. don teague has the latest now from grand isle, louisiana. don, good evening. >> reporter: good...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. we begin tonight with two rallies in washington, and while neither was billed as political they mark two sides of a deep political divide. at the lincoln memorial, tens of thousands gathered to hear tea party favorites glenn beck and sarah palin. across town, civil rights lead leaders led by the reverend al sharpton held their own gathering. wrapping up the events tonight, nancy cordes in washington. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: jeff, good evening. according to a tally commissioned by cbs news, roughly 87,000 people gathered here at this event today, thronging both sides of the reflecting pool, stretching all the way to the world war ii memorial. that's the largest gathering here on the mall since president obama was inaugurated. >> america today begins to turn back to god! >> reporter: organizers had promised this would not be a political rally, and, indeed, it felt far more like a religious revival. >> faith, hope, and love are not dead in america! hallelujah! >> take the sign
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. we begin tonight with two rallies in washington, and while neither was billed as political they mark two sides of a deep political divide. at the lincoln memorial, tens of thousands gathered to hear tea party favorites glenn beck and sarah palin. across town, civil rights lead leaders led by the reverend al sharpton held their own gathering. wrapping up the events tonight, nancy...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is on assignment. wall street investors unloaded stock today, fearing the economy could be heading back into recession or, even worse, the "d "word, deflation. the dow plunged 265 points, that's nearly 2.%. the blue chip index has given back all of its gain for the year. rebecca jarvis is our business and economics correspondent. rebecca? >> reporter: good evening, erica. today wall street had a delayed reaction to yesterday's report from the refer stating the recovery is weakening. >> the economy stalled as it looks is stalling even further. >> reporter: veteran trader art cashin says three things spook it had stock market today. the morning started with a weak report on america's trade deficit with other countries. it grew unexpectedly, 18.8% in june, the highest level in nearly two years. then some economists cut their growth forecast for the second quarter. some to as low as 1.2%, that's half of what the government has projected. no
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is on assignment. wall street investors unloaded stock today, fearing the economy could be heading back into recession or, even worse, the "d "word, deflation. the dow plunged 265 points, that's nearly 2.%. the blue chip index has given back all of its gain for the year. rebecca jarvis is our business and economics...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment in afghanistan, we will be hearing from her later in the broadcast. but we're beginning tonight with the number-one concern of americans this is election year, the economy. time was there was no greater symbol of u.s. economic strength than general motors, but last year g.m. fell into bankruptcy. then taxpayers bailed it out with a check for $50 billion. today, g.m. took a big step on the road to recovery and breaking free of government control. g.m. filed papers to start selling stock again. a lot of people wondered if this day would ever happen and senior business correspondent anthony mason is here with the story. anthony, good evening. >> reporter: hi harry, taxpayers own 60% of g.m. but the government... and they still owe the government $43 billion. what taxpayers get back will depend on just how successful this stock offering is. g.m. has been jokingly called "government motors" since the bailout, but today gene
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment in afghanistan, we will be hearing from her later in the broadcast. but we're beginning tonight with the number-one concern of americans this is election year, the economy. time was there was no greater symbol of u.s. economic strength than general motors, but last year g.m. fell into bankruptcy. then taxpayers...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, each. it's the last thing you expect to happen when you go to work, but every year in this country, more than 500 people are murdered on the job and it happened again today. a man who was being let go from his job at a warehouse opened fire on his coworkers, it happened in manchester, connecticut. ben tracy is there. >> reporter: it was a horrific beginning to the work day at hartford distributors. during morning shift change at the family owned beer supplier, 34-year-old omar thornton opened fire on his colleagues. >> they found a victim when they first entered the building. >> reporter: it would be the first of many. authorities say thornton, a driver for the company for about three years, was asked to resign this morning after reportedly being caught on camera stealing beer. while being let out of the building, he started shooting. >> you got the third shift leaving, first shift coming on, all the salesmen are in there getting ready to g
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, each. it's the last thing you expect to happen when you go to work, but every year in this country, more than 500 people are murdered on the job and it happened again today. a man who was being let go from his job at a warehouse opened fire on his coworkers, it happened in manchester, connecticut. ben tracy is there. >>...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good if i had evening, katie is off tonight. harry smith will join us a bit later from new orleans. we begin, though, tonight, with the economy and new concern that the recovery from the recession may be stalling. the government put out a new report today showing growth in the second quarter was just 1.6%. and that's far less than an earlier estimate of 2.4% and less than half the growth rate in the first quarter. in a speech watched closely by wall street, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said the fed is ready to take action if necessary. anthony mason is here now with more about that. anthony? >> reporter: erica, bernanke did not forecast another recession, but he did acknowledge the economy is slowing. at an economic conference in jackson hole, wyoming, the fed chairman said the recovery is on fragile footing. the economy, he said, remains vulnerable to unexpected developments. >> with growth so weak and confidence so fragile, we are very vulnerabl
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good if i had evening, katie is off tonight. harry smith will join us a bit later from new orleans. we begin, though, tonight, with the economy and new concern that the recovery from the recession may be stalling. the government put out a new report today showing growth in the second quarter was just 1.6%. and that's far less than an earlier...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie the on assignment overseas. we begin tonight with late- breaking news from chicago where former illinois governor rod blagojevich was convicted today of lying to federal agents. he could get five years if prison for that. but after 14 days of deliberations, the jury could not reach a verdict on 23 other corruption charges. among them: fraud, conspiracy, bribery, racketeering, and attempting to sell the u.s. senate seat once held by president obama. the judge plans to declare a mistrial on those charges and federal prosecutors declared they intend to try him again. >> now that the government threw every count against the kitchen sink against me, they could not prove that i did anything wrong, that i didn't break any laws. >> hill: barry petersen is in chicago tonight with more. barry? >> reporter: well erica, not a good day for either side. but the consensus is oorks worse day for the prosecution. seven weeks of trial, 14 days of jury de
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie the on assignment overseas. we begin tonight with late- breaking news from chicago where former illinois governor rod blagojevich was convicted today of lying to federal agents. he could get five years if prison for that. but after 14 days of deliberations, the jury could not reach a verdict on 23 other corruption charges. among...
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don knapp, cbs 5. >>> other bay area headlines. san francisco police arrested an 18-year-old in the deadly shooting of a german tourist. it happened sunday night near union square. police say two groups of young people started shooting at each other outside an end of summer party for teenagers. a stray bullet hit mechthild schroeer in the head. she died instantly. she and her husband were celebrating their anniversary in the bay area. he left san francisco last night. >>> in el sobrante, police are trying to catch whoever is behind graffiti found at de anza high school. this was discovered on saturday where someone painted swastikas and the words "white power" on the football field and traffic. the word pinole was painted. the district acknowledges the school has a friendly sports rivalry with pinole high school. so far no suspects. police are investigating it as a hate crime. >>> there was a fire at an alameda pier this morning at 4:30 on a wooden pier. the flames could be seen from oakland. alameda firefighters contained them in
don knapp, cbs 5. >>> other bay area headlines. san francisco police arrested an 18-year-old in the deadly shooting of a german tourist. it happened sunday night near union square. police say two groups of young people started shooting at each other outside an end of summer party for teenagers. a stray bullet hit mechthild schroeer in the head. she died instantly. she and her husband were celebrating their anniversary in the bay area. he left san francisco last night. >>> in...
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bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. have a great weekend. ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, august 6. i'm sydnie kohara. it is the all girl revue. >> whoo! >> all lady
bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. have a great weekend. ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, august 6. i'm sydnie kohara. it is the all girl revue. >> whoo! >> all lady
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we're beginning tonight with the death of a man who was a fixture in congress for four decades. republican ted stevens, former senator from alaska, died there in a plane crash that also killed four others. former nasa chief sean o'keefe is among four survivors. stevens was once one of the most powerful men on capitol hill and as president pro team of the senate, third in the line of succession the presidency. but he left the senate early last year under a cloud of scandal. the plane carrying stevens and the others went down last night in a remote area 325 miles southwest of anchorage. priya david clemens tells us rescue teams couldn't reach the site until this morning. >> reporter: ambulances stood waiting at the dillingham airport ready to care for survivors brought in this c-130 rescue plane from the flight that crashed with former alaska senator ted stevens and eight others on board. it took rescuers 12 hours to reach the victi
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we're beginning tonight with the death of a man who was a fixture in congress for four decades. republican ted stevens, former senator from alaska, died there in a plane crash that also killed four others. former nasa chief sean o'keefe is among four survivors. stevens was once one of the most powerful men on capitol hill...
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. ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening from new orleans. august 29, 2010: it has been a cloudy, rainy day here, but no match at all for what this city saw on august 29 five years ago when hurricane katrina rolled in with a vengeance. in the next 30 minutes, we'll take a look at new orleans' past, present and future. but first, the news of the day. president obama ended his vacation this sunday and came here to new orleans to pay his respects and make some promises. here is senior white house correspondent bill plante. >> reporter: fresh from their vacation on martha's vineyard, the obama family's first stop was for lunch. >> i'm going to try this alligator sausage. >> reporter: like most of the city, this popular restaurant was underwater after katrina roared through. at historically black xavier rebound story, mr. obama hailed the city's renaissance but admitted new orleans still has a long way to go. >> there's still too many people unable to find work, and there's still too many new orleanian folks who haven't b
. ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening from new orleans. august 29, 2010: it has been a cloudy, rainy day here, but no match at all for what this city saw on august 29 five years ago when hurricane katrina rolled in with a vengeance. in the next 30 minutes, we'll take a look at new orleans' past, present and future. but first, the news of the day. president obama ended his vacation this sunday and came...
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cynthia bowers, cbs news, bloomington, illinois. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, it is thursday, the 12th day of august. ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> we continue without john kessler.
cynthia bowers, cbs news, bloomington, illinois. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, it is thursday, the 12th day of august. ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> we continue without john kessler.